Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Ghana
Ghana: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria was 0.187 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Ghana, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in one-year-olds per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.187 one-year-olds per square kilometre for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 402.5% on the previous year and down 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Ghana peaked at 1.89 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0372 one-year-olds per square kilometre, in 2022.
Ghana ranks 79th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Ghana, year by year
| Year | one-year-olds per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.89 one-year-olds per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 1.59 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1982 | 1.56 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 1.63 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 1.8 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 1.77 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 1.49 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1987 | 1.35 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1988 | 1.25 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 1.18 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 1.02 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9877 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9532 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8628 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7682 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7714 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7475 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7498 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6269 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5603 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3286 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -41.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5949 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +81.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6423 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5959 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6064 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4925 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5039 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1931 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -61.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2277 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1973 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2007 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3085 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +53.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2819 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3608 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0735 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -79.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4086 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +455.7% |
| 2016 | 0.262 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -35.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0375 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -85.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1111 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +196.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1102 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2212 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +100.7% |
| 2021 | 0.074 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -66.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0372 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -49.7% |
| 2023 | 0.187 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +402.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.187 one-year-olds per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2635 one-year-olds per square kilometre, 71% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.187 one-year-olds per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2848 one-year-olds per square kilometre, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +455.7% | 0.0735 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.4086 one-year-olds per square kilometre |
| 2023 | +402.5% | 0.0372 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.187 one-year-olds per square kilometre |
| 2018 | +196.2% | 0.0375 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.1111 one-year-olds per square kilometre |
| 2020 | +100.7% | 0.1102 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.2212 one-year-olds per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.55 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 1.18 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 1.89 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8048 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.5603 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 1.02 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4383 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.1931 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.6423 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2155 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.0375 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.4086 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1299 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.0372 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.2212 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 76 Chad 0.1925 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 77 El Salvador 0.1906 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 78 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1905 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 80 Central African Republic 0.1857 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 81 Laos 0.1786 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 82 Mali 0.1756 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
More health data for Ghana
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Ghana?
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Ghana was 0.187 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 1980.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0372 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Ghana rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria?
- Ghana ranks 79th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.